Livestock

Emergency and notifiable animal diseases

  • Emergency animal diseases
    can have serious consequences for trade, production or human health. Contact a vet or call the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on
    1800 675 888
    if you see symptoms or deaths in animals that may be due to an emergency animal disease.
  • Notifiable animal diseases in NSW
    A number of animal diseases, including all emergency animal diseases, are notifiable under NSW legislation. This means there's a legal obligation to notify authorities if you know or suspect that an animal has one of these diseases.
  • Notifiable animal disease form (PDF 44KB)
    You can use this form to notify the knowledge or suspicion of a notifiable animal disease.

Newsletters

  • Biosecurity newsletter
    Provide stakeholders with information on the various national and state animal biosecurity programs.